Job no: 577621 Position type: Fixed Term Appointment Location: Zimbabwe Division/Equivalent: Nairobi Regn'l(ESARO) School/Unit: Zimbabwe Department/Office: Harare, Zimbabwe Categories: Education
How can you make a difference? UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Education Specialist (Learners’ Welfare and Equity) for their education team. The Education Specialist (Learners’ Welfare and Equity) reports to the Education Specialist (Access, Quality and ECE) (P3 Level) for guidance and general supervision.
Purpose for the job: Under the guidance of the Education Specialist (Access, Quality and ECE), the Education Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Education (or a sector of) programmes and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting the progress of education programmes/projects including for Inclusive education community engagement for demand creation for children with disabilities and boys and girls and boys out-of-school or at risk of drop out, also for all safeguarding aspects of children in and around schools within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results on education programmes/projects to improve learning outcomes and equitable and inclusive education, especially for children who are marginalized, disadvantaged and excluded in society. Moreover the Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
Duties and Responsibilities
1.Support to programme development and planning 2.Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results 3.Technical and operational support to programme implementation 4.Networking and partnership building 5.Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum requirements: Education: An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field. Work Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required. Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of the local language is an asset.
Desirables: Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency. Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
